St Peter's & William III
St. Peter's Church is an Anglican parish church and is located in the centre of Petersfield, on the south side of the Market square.
The church was built in the early 12th century in dedication to St Peter. The surrounding area became known as St Peter's feld. 'Feld' is an Anglo Saxon word, that means any open area without trees. As the area surrounding the church developed, so did its name, evolving into the modern spelling of Petersfield.
The original Norman church has seen many changes over the centuries. The north and south aisles were added at the end of the 12th century. The tower was raised to its present height during the 14th century and significant modifications occured in the 15th century.
In 1873, a major restoration was implemented by the famed architect, Sir Arthur Blomfield.
The Statue of William III was originally erected in 1757 but moved to its present position in 1812. It was bought by the town in 1911 and restored by public subscription in 1913.
Sir William Jolliffe wished to leave some memorial of the loving zeal which he himself had devoted to the cause of liberty and liberty's royal champion. He provided in his will for this statue to be erected in the town.
William III (Dutch: Willem; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death. It is a coincidence that his regnal number (III) was the same for both Orange and England. As King of Scotland, he is known as William II. He is informally known by sections of the population in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy".
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 17 miles (27 km) north of Portsmouth, via the A3 road. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct Line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth and London. Situated on the northern slopes of the South Downs, Petersfield lies wholly within the South Downs National Park.
The town is on the crossroads of well-used north–south (formerly the A3 road which now bypasses the town) and east–west routes (today the A272 road) and it grew as a coach stop on the Portsmouth to London route. Petersfield is twinned with Barentin in France, and Warendorf in Germany.
stpeterspetersfield.org.uk/about_stpeters/the-history-of-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England
St Peter's & William III
St. Peter's Church is an Anglican parish church and is located in the centre of Petersfield, on the south side of the Market square.
The church was built in the early 12th century in dedication to St Peter. The surrounding area became known as St Peter's feld. 'Feld' is an Anglo Saxon word, that means any open area without trees. As the area surrounding the church developed, so did its name, evolving into the modern spelling of Petersfield.
The original Norman church has seen many changes over the centuries. The north and south aisles were added at the end of the 12th century. The tower was raised to its present height during the 14th century and significant modifications occured in the 15th century.
In 1873, a major restoration was implemented by the famed architect, Sir Arthur Blomfield.
The Statue of William III was originally erected in 1757 but moved to its present position in 1812. It was bought by the town in 1911 and restored by public subscription in 1913.
Sir William Jolliffe wished to leave some memorial of the loving zeal which he himself had devoted to the cause of liberty and liberty's royal champion. He provided in his will for this statue to be erected in the town.
William III (Dutch: Willem; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death. It is a coincidence that his regnal number (III) was the same for both Orange and England. As King of Scotland, he is known as William II. He is informally known by sections of the population in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy".
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 17 miles (27 km) north of Portsmouth, via the A3 road. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct Line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth and London. Situated on the northern slopes of the South Downs, Petersfield lies wholly within the South Downs National Park.
The town is on the crossroads of well-used north–south (formerly the A3 road which now bypasses the town) and east–west routes (today the A272 road) and it grew as a coach stop on the Portsmouth to London route. Petersfield is twinned with Barentin in France, and Warendorf in Germany.
stpeterspetersfield.org.uk/about_stpeters/the-history-of-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England